VR can be used for more than just gaming. A new simulation shows how the technology can painstakingly recreate a place — and test accused war criminals’ claims they weren’t aware of what was going on around them.

A member of the Chaos Computer Club has shown that it’s possible to reproduce someone’s fingerprint, and thus break into systems protected by biometric fingerprint scanners, using just a photo of someone’s finger. In this case, the member of the CCC managed to get the fingerprint of Germany’s defense minister Ursula von der Leyen from a photo taken a press conference — which, if the German government uses biometric access control systems, could be a bit of a security breach.

Researchers from the Technische Universität München and the TU Berlin have now demonstrated that a plane can be accurately piloted without touching either pedals or stick — at least within a flight simulator.

Coverage of the Snowden leaks may have become a bit routine since information began pouring into the public eye this spring, but the latest set of facts should make everyone sit up and take notice. The latest NSA leaks reveal that the organization has tapped private communication lines of US companies, despite having full legal access to the information.

Always a leader in shaping the work environment — from legislated work weeks and vacations to mandated computer power-offs — some German workers have negotiated for what might be the first email blackout agreement.

Internal and external propaganda from the governments and supreme leaders of repressed states is nothing new, and North Korea — or to use its hilariously ironic full name of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea — is no exception. Yesterday, North Korea Tech wrote about a March 10 news report on North Korea’s state-owned TV.…

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